The real Hilde Lysiak's publication was called the Orange Street News.
Though the show takes place on Erie Harbor, Washington, the real Lysiak family moved to Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.
The Johnson farm in season 2 is the Kent Farm from Smallville.
Typically police officers are not allowed to drink alcohol in bars while in uniform, even at a "cop" bar.
Police do not interview suspects in a potential homicide case alone.